French fries typically soak up a lot of oil while they’re in the deep-fat fryer. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist Zhongli Pan and his colleagues have shown that prepping the raw fries for three minutes with infrared (IR) heat, before the fries are dunked in the fryer, can reduce oil uptake by about one-third, as compared to raw fries not treated with IR. …read more
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I have read about dual technology sensors, IR and microwave together, that will supposedly activate only when a human or critter walks by. Heath/Zenith told me that their sensors are PIR only and that blowing branches, etc. will not set the light off. (I dunno).
Can someone give me the real skinny, please. I think I will have to buy a quality light/sensor to get the result we seek. Thanks.
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International Rectifier to Announce Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 on April 29, 2013
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– International Rectifier Corporation (NYS: IRF) will release its fiscal year 2013 third quarter results on Monday, April 29, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Pacific time, followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time. CEO Oleg Khaykin and CFO Ilan Daskal will discuss the company’s March quarter results and June quarter outlook. All participants, both in the U.S. and international, may join the call by dialing 706-679-3195 by 1:55 p.m. Pacific time. In order to join this conference call, participants will be required to provide the Conference Passcode: “International Rectifier.” Participants may also listen over the Internet at http://investor.irf.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.
A taped replay of this call will be available from approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, April 29 through Monday, May 6, 2013. To listen to the replay by phone, call 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 for international callers and enter reservation number 40285252. To listen to the replay over the Internet, please go to http://investor.irf.com. The live call and replay will also be available on www.streetevents.com.
About International Rectifier
International Rectifier Corporation (NYS: IRF) is a world leader in power management technology. IR‘s analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs, and other advanced power management products, enable high performance computing and save energy in a wide variety of business and consumer applications. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft, and defense systems rely on IR‘s power management solutions to power their next generation products. For more information, go to www.irf.com.
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IHS Incoming President and CEO Scott Key Announces Executive Leadership Team
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Following the April 10 announcement that Jerre Stead will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the IHS Board of Directors and Scott Key will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, IHS Inc. (NYS: IHS) today announced the executive leadership team that will support Key.
“We have built an incredible leadership bench at IHS across each functional and operational area as we have grown the company,” Key said. “Over the last seven years, we have developed the experience and skill base designed to successfully scale and grow IHS for the long term. I am pleased to have the right leaders with the skills and capabilities to achieve our profitable growth goals, and to add to this leadership bench as we execute on a clear roadmap for continued growth and success.”
The leadership team continuing in their roles are:
IHS Vice Chairman of the Board Daniel Yergin will continue to report to Stead.
In addition, IHS is adding two new senior executives and expanding the responsibilities for another.
Jonathan Gear has been named senior vice president-industrials. In this expanded role, Gear will lead the IHS electronics and media, and transportation industry sectors, along with a number of key IHS end markets. Gear joined IHS in 2005 and has served as senior vice president of IHS Insight products and led IHS CERA, along with responsibilities in the areas of strategy, product management, marketing, and mergers and acquisitions.
Anurag Gupta has joined IHS as executive vice president-strategy, products and operations. Gupta will lead the IHS core workflow business lines and support operations. He also will lead the corporate strategy function. Gupta has
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have activated defenceman Justin Faulk from injured reserve.
The team also said Tuesday it has sent defenceman Brett Bellemore to its AHL affiliate in Charlotte.
The 21-year-old Faulk missed nine gam… …read more
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International Rectifier’s IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC Named Finalist of 2013 EE Times and EDN ACE Awards
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– International Rectifier, IR® (NYS: IRF) , a world leader in power management technology, today announced its IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC was named a finalist in the Ultimate Products – Power category of UBM Tech’s EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards.
Rated at 600 V, the IRS2980 utilizes hysteretic average current mode control for precise current regulation. The LED buck driver features low-side MOSFET drive with high-voltage internal regulator and high-side current sensing. The converter is compatible with electronic PWM dimming allowing for 0%-100% current control.
“The IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC offers improved performance at a lower system cost than alternative solutions for non-isolated LED driver applications and we are pleased that the device has been named a finalist in these highly prestigious awards,” said Adam White, IR‘s Senior Vice President, Global Sales.
Available in an SO-8 package, the IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC utilizes IR‘s advanced high-voltage IC process which incorporates latest-generation high-voltage level-shifting and termination technology to deliver superior electrical over-stress protection and higher field reliability, in addition to other new features and enhancements.
The Ultimate Products of the Year Award – awarded to the most significant product introduced in the last 12 months in 11 categories – is determined by large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category are chosen by expert editors from both EE Times and EDN with accompanying editorial reviews.
The Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards ceremony will take place on April 23, 2013, as part of UBM Tech’s DESIGN West and ESC Silicon Valley Conference.
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UBM Tech is a global media business that provides information, events, training, data services, and marketing solutions for the technology industry. Its media brands and information services inform and inspire decision makers across the entire technology market — engineers and design professionals, software and game developers, solutions providers and integrators, networking and communications executives, and business technology professionals. UBM Tech’s industry-leading media brands include EE Times, Interop, Black Hat, InformationWeek, Game Developer Conference, CRN, and DesignCon.
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By MarketNewsVideo Charles River Laboratories (CRL) was downgraded by Wells Fargo (WFC) to market perform as the firm believes that the stock is fully valued. A $42 price target was set. …read more
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The Phoenix Coyotes have placed goaltender Mike Smith on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, retroactive to March 21.
Smith was injured last Thursday when he was run over by Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler late in t… …read more
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Pulse Electronics’ EP13 Plus DC/DC Transformer Platform Provides >25% More Power Handling Capability
Catalog Series of Transformer Topologies in Industry Standard Package
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pulse Electronics Corporation (NYS: PULS) , a leading provider of electronic components, announces its new EP13 Plus platform that delivers 25% more power handling capability than the industry standard EP13 platform in the same PCB footprint. This catalog series of 12 isolation transformers is designed for multiple input voltage ranges (9-57v and 33-57v) and can provide six different output voltage combinations from 3.3v to 24v. The transformers are used in DC/DC power supplies for Power over Ethernet (PoE, PoE+), datacom, telecom, and industrial applications.
Pulse’s EP13 Plus platform incorporates two innovative features that advance the wire-wound transformer technology. The first innovation is the use of a modified core with an increased cross-sectional area to reduce the number of turns necessary for a given output voltage, or to increase the output power by better utilization of the available winding window. The second innovation is a new bobbin lead shape which allows for an increased number of lead wire terminations. This helps avoid damaging the leads or causing solder bridges to adjacent leads during IR reflow. Optimization of the magnetic core combined with the modified lead design of the winding termination give the EP13 Plus 25% more power throughput and lower winding resistance.
Pulse Electronics‘ EP13 Plus series transformers are designed for either active clamp forward (PA3856.XXXNL) or continuous mode flyback (PA3855.XXXNL) topologies and offer 24 different output voltage and power combinations. The transformers come in an industry standard package of 14.0(h)x17.7(l) mm. The EP13 Plus series is used in a wide variety of electronic applications including wireless base stations, IP phones, security cameras, automation and test equipment, and networking gear.
“The innovative design approach for the new Pulse EP13 Plus platform offers designers the flexibility to create a more efficient design (less power loss) at the same power as the industry platform, or the ability to increase system power density or lower thermal loads in existing designs. In a market where power density and system efficiency are crucial, this is a significant improvement,” said John Gallagher, staff field applications engineer, Pulse Electronics.
Pulse Electronics‘ PA3856.XXXNL and PA3855.XXXNL DC/DC isolation transformers …read more
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NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils have activated goaltender Martin Brodeur off injured reserve.
The Devils announced the move Tuesday, hours before playing the New York Rangers.
Brodeur, the NHL‘s all-time winningest goaltender, has bee… …read more
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IR’s High Current IR3847 Gen3 SupIRBuck ® Delivers Superior Performance, Dramatically Reduces PCB Size by 70% and Simplifies Design
Best-in-class voltage regulator for high performance communications and computing applications
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– International Rectifier, IR® (NYS: IRF) , a world leader in power management technology, today announced the introduction of the IR3847 high current Point-of-Load (POL) integrated voltage regulator that extends the current rating of IR‘s third generation SupIRBuck® family up to 25A in a compact 5×6 mm package.
As a result of a new thermally enhanced package using copper clip and several proprietary innovations in the controller, the IR3847 can operate at 25A without heatsink, and reduces PCB size by 20% compared to alternative integrated solutions and 70% compared to discrete solutions using a controller and power MOSFETs. A complete 25A power supply solution can be implemented in as little as 168mm2.
The new device integrates IR‘s latest generation power MOSFETs with a feature-rich, third generation SupIRBuck® controller that includes post-package precision dead-time trimming to optimize losses, and internal smart LDO to optimize efficiency across the entire load range. True differential remote sense essential for high current applications, 0.5% reference voltage accuracy in 25°C to 105°C temperature range, input feed-forward and ultra-low jitter combine to enable total output voltage accuracy less than 3% over line, load, and temperature, as required by high performance communications and computing systems.
As part of the new Gen3 SupIRBuck single input voltage (5V-21V) family, the IR3847 features a proprietary modulator scheme that reduces jitter by 90% compared to standard solutions. This has the dual benefit of reducing output voltage ripple by approximately 30% and allowing higher frequency/higher bandwidth operation for smaller size, better transient response and fewer output capacitors.
Available in a compact 5x6mm PQFN package, the IR3847 also offers market-leading electrical and thermal performance for 15A – 25A applications such as peak efficiency greater than 96% and temperature rise at 25A as low as 50°C. Other advanced features include external synchronization, sequencing, VTT tracking, and output voltage margining.
The pinout is optimized for easy placement of bypass capacitors and the internal thermally compensated current limit offers three settings that allow programmability without extra components and layout complications.
“With the new high current IR3847 with true differential remote sense, IR addresses the challenges of thermally- and space-constrained high density, high current applications by enabling a fully integrated solution up to …read more
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WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Arturs Kulda to a new contract.
Kulda, 24, has played in 50 games with Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League this season, recording 15 points (nine goals, six assists) and 55 penalty … …read more
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ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues got another member of their second line back, activating rookie Vladimir Tarasenko off injured reserve from a concussion, but lost another forward with T.J. Oshie placed on IR.
The 21-year-old Tarasenko, a firs… …read more
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenceman John Moore off injured reserve after he missed eight games with a shoulder injury, and assigned defenceman Cody Goloubef to their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfiel… …read more
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Hot Topics Recap: March Madness 2013
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The following releases focus on March Madness 2013:
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NTS, Inc. Sets Date for Fourth Quarter 2012 Conference Call
LUBBOCK, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NTS, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: NTS), a diversified communications services provider, announced that it will host a conference call on Friday March 22, 2013 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, as well as recent developments.
NTS invites all interested parties to join management’s discussion of the Company’s financials, corporate progression and other meaningful developments. The conference call may be accessed in the U.S. and Canada by dialing toll-free 1-877-407-8035. International callers may access the call by dialing 1-201-689-8035. A webcast slide presentation will also be available.
To access the live webcast, log onto the NTS website at http://www.ntscom.com. The webcast can also be accessed at http://www.InvestorCalendar.com. An online replay will be available shortly after the call.
A replay of the teleconference will be available for 30 days after the call and may be accessed domestically by dialing 1-877-660-6853 and international callers may dial 1-201-612-7415. Callers must enter conference number 410913.
About NTS, Inc.
NTS is a provider of high speed broadband services, including internet access, digital cable TV programming and local and long distance telephone service to residential and business customers in northern Texas and southeastern Louisiana. NTS‘ Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network provides one of the fastest internet connections available. The Company currently has operations in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana and also serves customers in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. For the Company’s website, please visit: www.ntscom.com.
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A few months ago, some Harvard Business School professors came out with a study on what factors drive analyst buy recommendations. Read on, and I’ll explain the problem with analyst recommendations, what the professors found, and how you can profit from all this.
Wall Street recommendations
Wall Street analysts have a variety of conflicts of interests and are far too positive; as such, their recommendations are known to not be that useful. Being negative is hard for analysts, as there really is no incentive for them to be negative. Negative reports don’t get people excited, don’t drive much business, and often management teams will stop speaking with analysts who are negative. Also, if an analyst makes a small error in a negative report, investor relations departments are not forgiving, whereas in a positive report, IR departments are much more forgiving of small errors.
With no incentive to write negative reports on companies, only 6% of U.S. analyst recommendations are sells. Internationally, the number is slightly higher, with an average of 9% of recommendations as sells around the world.
Top factors
Given their overly positive bent, what do you think would be analysts’ top factors?
Take a moment to think about it…
The results, which are organized by the location of the analysts, are interesting both for what analysts found very important and what they found least important.
Factors that drive buy recommendations for analysts
(A = Asia, E = Europe, L = Latin America, U = U.S.)
|
Factors / Importance |
Low |
Moderate |
High |
Very High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Well-communicated strategy |
ALU |
E |
||
|
Ability to execute strategy |
AL |
U |
E |
|
|
Governance strength |
AL |
E |
U |
|
|
Quality of top management |
L |
AEU |
||
|
Innovativeness |
A |
U |
E |
L |
|
Low-price strategy |
AL |
E |
U |
|
|
Superior products or services strategy |
AEL |
U |
||
|
Balance sheet strength |
AELU |
|||
|
Culture |
AEL |
U |
||
|
High performance compensation |
AEL |
U |
||
|
Projected industry growth |
E |
ALU |
||
|
Industry competitiveness |
L |
AEU |
Source: Harvard Business Review, “What Makes Analysts Say ‘Buy.'”
Very important
Analysts called out projected industry growth and quality of top management as factors they consider to be very important. While it is good to hear that analysts find management extremely important, it is worrisome that projected industry growth is the other most important factor to them.
Studies have shown that analysts are terrible at estimating growth in both the short and long term, consistently overestimating growth. A study that looked at analyst estimates from 1984 to 2006 by Patrick Cusatis and J. Randall Woolridge of Pennsylvania State University found …read more
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Dell SecureWorks Expands Incident Response Services
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dell SecureWorks, an industry leader in information security services, is expanding its incident response (IR) services to counter the growing severity and frequency of breaches. Many organizations aren’t equipped internally to plan for and respond to today’s increasingly sophisticated, targeted threats from cybercriminals, hackers and nation states. Dell SecureWorks’ highly skilled responders and digital forensic experts can be rapidly activated to contain, eradicate and remediate security breaches.
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Led by Col. (Retired) Jeff Schilling, former director of the Army’s Global Network Operations and Security Center (AGNOSC) under the U.S. Army Cyber Command, Dell SecureWorks’ IR team leverages global intelligence from the company’s Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to resolve complex, large-scale and highly sophisticated threats.
Dell SecureWorks’ security solutions help organizations stay abreast of emerging threats, proactively fortify defenses, continuously detect and stop cyber-attacks, and recover quickly from security breaches. The expanded IR service portfolio includes:
Iran‘s nuclear chief says his country has produced more than 3,000 advanced centrifuges which are used to enrich uranium.
The semiofficial Fars news agency on Sunday quoted Fereidoun Abbasi as saying that the old generation of IR-1 centrifuges will be phased out soon. Iran has more than 12,000 IR-1 centrifuges enriching uranium at its main Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.
Abbasi said last month that Iran has begun installing the newer IR-2 centrifuges, which can produce more enriched uranium in a shorter period of time. He says the production line of the new, advanced centrifuges has been completed, but he did not elaborate.
The U.S. and its allies fear that Iran may eventually be able to develop a nuclear weapon, a charge Tehran denies.
